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Sunpillar | Alp Akoglu

Photographer

Alp Akoglu

Email

alpakoglu@gmail.com

Location of photo

Elmadag - Ankara

Date/Time of photo

10.01.2007

Equipment

HP Photosmart 945 Camera
1/250 sec, f/4.3, ISO 100

Description

This was a bonus for Comet McNaught. The weather was too dirty and foggy in Ankara to see the comet that evening. So I went to the top of a hill about 1800 meters high near Ankara to take the photos of comet. While I was watching the sun set, this scene came into view. I have never seen such a bright sunpillar before.

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